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Jessica

American  
[jes-i-kuh] / ˈdʒɛs ɪ kə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jesse.


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“The high gas prices are getting people to look at what their options are, and the wheels are starting to spin,” said Jessica Caldwell, an auto analyst at Edmunds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan arrived at Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club on Friday morning, where they spoke to Jessica Chapnik Khan and Elon Zizer, who both survived the shootings while shielding their children.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Jessica Cadigan, a former FBI intelligence analyst who investigated Election Day threats, said FBI headquarters’ command post was critical to her cases.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Jessica Reed Kraus’s newsletter mixes astrology, fashion and politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Will Bob come out on top again, or will the scrappy Jessica snatch victory from his clammy hands?!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega